How Should We Think About Michael Jackson?
5/2/202617 min
The new blockbuster biopic “Michael” presents a glamorous and triumphant portrait of the world’s biggest pop star, which critics say whitewashes his legacy. Filmmaker Dan Reed joins the show to discuss his award-winning documentary “Leaving Neverland,” which chronicles some of the sexual abuse allegations that plagued Jackson during the final decades of his life. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2766- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Fast Growing Trees - Visit https://fastgrowingtrees.com to get 20% off your first purchase when using the code WIRE at checkout.Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.- - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsDan Reed· Guest0:00
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Speaker 10:21
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Michael Jackson· Soundbite0:29
[upbeat music] You like that I do what you can't. So beat it, just beat it.
Speaker 30:39
The new blockbuster biopic Michael presents a glamorous and triumphant portrait of the world's biggest pop star. The crowd-pleaser has brought in massive box office revenues despite mixed reviews from critics, who've called out its whitewashing of Michael's legacy, particularly claims of child sexual abuse that plagued the final decades of his life.
Michael Jackson· Soundbite0:59
He told me if they ever found out what we were doing, he and I would go to jail for the rest of our lives.
John Bickley· Host1:07
In this episode, we sit down with the director of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, which chronicles sexual abuse allegations against Jackson and was controversially pulled from the platform after a legal battle. I'm Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley with Georgia Howe. This is a weekend edition of Morning Wire.
Speaker 31:26
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